Gun Violence
latest news & developmentsBloodbath as 11 people are shot dead in gang-related feud in KwaMakhutha, outside Durban
A devastating mass shooting in KwaMakhutha near Durban has claimed the lives of 11 people, including a pregnant woman, in what police suspect is a gang-related hit.
Editorial: The killing fields of Westbury
Gang turf wars and illicit firearms are devastating Westbury and surrounding areas in Johannesburg, prompting urgent community and city action against escalating gun violence.
I will never retreat from my ideas,” Malema says as sentencing is postponed to April
The EFF leader told supporters he would not abandon his ideas
Editorial: SA must deal with gun violence
Ending gun violence requires a pragmatic approach that includes collaboration between the police and communities
Private security armed but unaccountable: New regulations seek to change that
Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.
New Eastern Cape massacre sparks urgent calls for action on gun violence
The latest mass shooting, which left six people dead in Qumbu, follows the killing of 18 people in the province last month This content is restricted to registered users and…
Gun violence: Lusikisiki massacre is a wake-up call
The government needs to take urgent action to cut the number of illegal guns in circulation and enforce gun-control laws
Westbury precarity: an urgent call for action amid rising gun deaths
Coloured community’s cries for help to end violence, poverty and unemployment continue to be ignored by the government, while the police minister sends in more guns
Doccie asks why Dulcie was killed
Chipping away at the mystery around Dulcie September’s death may eventually reveal the truth
Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe
The commission rejected calls to increase the minimum age required for gun purchases
What is normal in a big, bad world?
"I felt compassion for the fact that they are cops in Johannesburg and, to them, this is a normal way to treat another human".
Childish Gambino shows us America
‘This is America’ comes amid the world’s leisurely smartphone view of the United States’ ongoing political and cultural pandemonium.
Gun economics in Trump’s America
Students in over 800 cities and towns are calling for tougher gun control laws in the United States, demanding an end to gun violence